Patch 4.1 - PTR Build 13726 - Spell Changes

A new PTR patch has just been released, and with it came a few minor class changes and (mostly) a bunch of tooltip and typo fixes. Many of these class changes were previously announced with last week's PTR patch notes update.

The only particularly notable change in this latest set of spell diffs:

Priest - If the tooltip change is to be believed, it appears that the buff duration has been removed. This means that states will no longer expire after 1 minute and instead last indefinitely until cancelled or changed.

Be sure to check out this latest batch of PTR patch 4.1 spell changes after the break!

: When your Crusader Strike or Hammer of the Righteous deal damage to your primary target, they have a 10% chance of refreshing the cooldown on your next Avenger's Shield.Shield and causing it to generate a charge of Holy Power if used within 6 sec.

: Your direct healing spells also place an absorb shield on your target for 10% of the amount healed lasting 8 15 sec. Each point of Mastery increases the absorb amount by an additional 1.25%.

: When your Crusader Strike or Hammer of the Righteous deal damage to your primary target, they have a 20% chance of refreshing the cooldown on your next Avenger's Shield.Shield and causing it to generate a charge of Holy Power if used within 6 sec.

A burst of Holy energy fills the caster, increasing the armor value from items by 60% and spell power by 531.531.

Compare tooltips.

: You can only have Inner Will or Inner Fire active at a time.

Talent and Specialization Changes

: When activated, your next Heal, Flash Heal, Greater Heal, Binding Heal, Prayer of Healing, Prayer of Mending, Mind Spike or Smite will put you into a Chakra state for 1 min.state.

: You have a 100% chance when you Smite or Holy Fire and a 100% chance when you Mind Flay to gain Evangelism. Stacks up to 5 times. Lasts for 20 sec.Evangelism (Smite)Smite, Holy Fire)

: You have a 100% chance when you Smite or Holy Fire and a 100% chance when you Mind Flay to gain Evangelism. Stacks up to 5 times. Lasts for 20 sec.Evangelism (Smite)Smite, Holy Fire)Increasing Increases the damage done by your Smite, Holy Fire, and Penance spells by 4% and reduces the mana cost of those spells by 6%.

Comments

Comment by Kanariya

The fact that some of these tooltips needed to be fixed is ridiculous. How did such terrible grammar pass through unnoticed?

Comment by JPato01

on 2011-03-09T17:35:57-06:00

Chakra: When activated, your next Heal, Flash Heal, Greater Heal, Binding Heal, Prayer of Healing, Prayer of Mending, Mind Spike or Smite will put you into a Chakra state.OMG no more recasting chakra. ty blizz

Comment by Hyperspacerebel

on 2011-03-09T17:37:43-06:00

The fact that some of these tooltips needed to be fixed is ridiculous. How did such terrible grammar pass through unnoticed?

They are noticed. That's exactly why they're changing them. Every time something is changed it compounds the chance of there being a mistake.

Comment by Hyperlynx

on 2011-03-09T17:41:20-06:00

So stealth will be a 2 second CD with nightstalker. Day ruined.

Comment by Jinzara

on 2011-03-09T17:42:41-06:00

Why would they change Essence of the Viper? I think it should stay as is, seeing as Black Arrow is pretty much our bread and butter in combination with Explosive Shot.

Comment by Orranis

on 2011-03-09T17:46:11-06:00

Why would they change Essence of the Viper? I think it should stay as is, seeing as Black Arrow is pretty much our bread and butter in combination with Explosive Shot.

What? Any damage that was elemental would also be magical... There's no possible way this is a nerf.

Comment by koutsoukjohn

on 2011-03-09T18:34:20-06:00

Aren't shaman changes just great?

Comment by Amry

on 2011-03-09T18:52:41-06:00

Aren't shaman changes just great?

omg shaman nerf blizz wtf don u know how 2 balance? rift is better

Comment by failadin

on 2011-03-09T19:58:20-06:00

Looks like NPC spell changes are limited to just some adjustments to Nalorakk in ZA, and tooltip sanity for some 5-man content.

Comment by Interest

on 2011-03-09T20:09:32-06:00

Hunter - Multi-Shot and Distracting Shot now have a 40 yard range, up from 35 yards.

THANK GOD. Now fix Silencing Shot and the spell GCDs.

Comment by rewil

on 2011-03-09T21:43:57-06:00

Huh. That Chakra change imbalances the priest 4-piece tier bonus even more. I thought they were edging toward fixing that -- maybe they'll change Holy's so it's not always on.

Comment by itgrowls

on 2011-03-12T13:06:43-06:00

i often wondered why the hunter pet happiness system did weird things like right after starting a fight with a boss suddenly my pet would lose happiness and thus not do as much damage. and sometimes after dieing and rezzing over and over again the pet never lost happiness. weird.

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